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Borussia Mönchengladbach

Expected Lineup

Omlin - Lainer, Friedrich, Elvedi, Netz - Weigl, Sander - Ngoumou, Plea, Hack - Kleindienst

Manager

Seoane

Bench

Pereira Cardoso, Sippel, Chiarodia, Ullrich, Neuhaus, Stöger, Swider, Borges Sanches, Cvancara, Fukuda

Absentees

Honorat (hairline fracture in the foot), Itakura (5th yellow card suspension), Nicolas (adductor surgery), Reitz (big toe surgery), Scally (5th yellow card suspension)

At Risk of Suspension

Hack (4 yellow cards)

Regarding the Game

There will be significant changes in the back four. Lainer will take the right - back position, and Friedrich will replace Itakura, who is suspended due to a yellow card. If Ullrich is not fit in time, Netz will be in the starting lineup again.

FSV Mainz 05

Expected Lineup

Zentner - da Costa, Jenz, Kohr - Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene - Nebel, J.-S. Lee - Burkardt

Manager

Henriksen

Bench

Rieß, Hanche - Olsen, Leitsch, Veratschnig, Widmer, Gleiber, Hong, Maloney, Nordin, Sieb, Weiper

Absentees

Batz (not considered), Bell (muscle injury), Dal (not considered)

At Risk of Suspension

Amiri (4 yellow cards), J.-S. Lee (4 yellow cards), Mwene (4 yellow cards)

Regarding the Game

Kohr will likely return to the starting lineup after serving his yellow - card suspension, and Hanche - Olsen will have to be on the bench again. Otherwise, no other changes are expected.